In this fairytale retelling, three ordinary women are reincarnated as classic fairytale princesses! Will they be able to escape their fates?
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Info about this series (complete)
This is a one-shot anthology series. It will be receiving an English release through VIZ Media.
What’s this series about? Official Synopsis (VIZ)
Three modern-day girls are reincarnated into the heroines of popular fairy tales! Can this savvy Snow White survive the schemes of her evil stepmother with the help of a suspicious hunter? Can the little mermaid win her first love’s heart and prevent herself from turning into sea-foam? And will Cinderella be forced to marry a twisted prince and lose her happily-ever-after? Follow our heroines as they try to survive their new chance at life!
My thoughts on this volume (Spoilers!)
This volume is broken up into three stand-alone stories: Snow White, The Little Mermaid, and Cinderella. While both Snow White and The Little Mermaid consist of two chapters, the titular Cinderella is just one.
Before my review, I’ll be blunt: I found this to be just okay. If you’re a fan of beautiful art then that alone will be well worth the buy, but you may find some of the stories a bit lacking in plot. Personally, I found Cinderella to be by far the most interesting of all the stories despite being the shortest. I found Snow White’s story to have an incredibly strong start…but it ended just as it was getting good! The Little Mermaid’s story was not to my taste.
Snow White
Our reincarnator was a high school student before entering the body of Snow White. After regaining memories of her past life she recalls the way her story is destined to play out, and decides to run away before anyone can force a poisoned apple on her.
I really enjoyed Snow White’s character! There were little hints here and there to who exactly the “huntsman” was, making his every appearance exciting. I enjoyed how the story was only slightly tweaked from the original, this time ensuring her a truly happy ending.
While her relationship with the “huntsman” moved rather quickly, I never found myself questioning the pacing—he clearly likes her from the moment they meet, and she’s oblivious to who he is. This makes his attempts to romance her fun to watch, as she’s so easily flustered despite not fully understanding the situation. His face is beautiful enough that I would be shocked if she wasn’t quick to fluster.
Additionally, the relationship between the dwarves and the “huntsman” was very entertaining, and probably the biggest difference from the original story.
The Little Mermaid
Our reincarnator was a university student prior to becoming a mermaid princess, but doesn’t recall this past life until after she makes a deal with the sea witch. This means that she only remembers how her story is destined to end after losing her voice and ending up washed up on the shore with her princely crush. I personally believe that once she regained her memories, she lost all romantic feelings she had for the prince.
This story is more true to the original story than the Disney version—she is able to speak at night, and there are certain special conditions that will allow her to not turn back into foam. Like, if she sleeps with the prince, while she won’t gain her voice back, she’ll be allowed to keep her human body. So, she sets forth on that path.
Watching her try time and time again to sleep with the poor prince was a bit upsetting, as she seemed to not really enjoy spending time with him. “Just sleep with me once and then I’ll leave forever” or “you should really just eat the meal that’s been laid out before you” aren’t the most romantic of phrases… I honestly had a hard time believing that she ever had any romantic feelings for him—it didn’t feel like she spent any time actually trying to make him fall in love with her.
I understand that she was desperately attempting to save her own life by getting him to sleep with her, but wouldn’t it be easier to obtain that goal by focusing on winning his affection? She even made a reference to slipping him a potion to make the whole ordeal easier. This all made it difficult for me to root for her in the end.
Cinderella
I loved everything about this story—it’s the titular one for a reason! This time around our reincarnator was an office worker, who regained her memories upon her father’s remarriage. As in the original, Cinderella is very interested in going to the ball and potentially marrying into the royal family.
The first big difference this retelling takes is shaking up the genre—is the prince actually secretly sacrificing people in the castle? The second is the “fairy god mother’s” character—she’s now a handsome wizard!? I’m not complaining at all.
Cinderella’s character is the same as in the original at heart, never shying away from the hard work. The only thing that has changed about her is her circumstances. Watching her go through everything that she does, I was eagerly flipping the pages, praying that she too would get her own happy ending.
My only complaint with this story was that it was so short. Why was the best one the shortest!?
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